by Admin | Nov 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
DOPPLER The Doppler flow study is essentially an assessment of the blood flow in various organs of the baby and the mothers uterus. It is a specialized scanning of the blood vessels in the fetus to aid the screening of some conditions such as intrauterine growth...
by Admin | Nov 4, 2020 | Quick links
FETAL BLOOD SAMPLING (FBS) Is also referred to as Cordocentesis. It involves the introduction and aspiration of fetal blood from the fetal umbilical cord, or liver under continuous ultrasound guidance. It is a second trimester procedure usually done after the 18th...
by Admin | Nov 4, 2020 | Quick links
Nuchal Translucency Nasal Bone Ductus Venosus NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY (NT) SCAN This is the use of the ultrasound scan to measure the fluid at the back of the neck of the baby. All babies give the fluid at the back of the neck, which is best measured at between the...
by Admin | Nov 4, 2020 | Quick links
PRENATAL SCREENING Prenatal screening refers to procedures that can identify a subset of the general population that is at an increased risk of congenital abnormality. This subset is referred to as the high risk group. The type and timing of prenatal screening method...
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PRENATAL GENETIC COUNSELING Counseling is the most important aspect of our service. This is the provision of information to patients that will enable them to make an informed option about prenatal diagnosis. It is a very important aspect of prenatal diagnosis, during...
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GENETIC DISORDERS Genetic defects may occur either as a single gene defect or genetic syndromes. The commoner of the two groups are the single gene defects with examples as Tay-Sachs in the Jewish population, Sickle Cell disease in African-Americans and Latinos and...
by Admin | Nov 4, 2020 | Quick links
MULTI FACTORICAL DISORDERS AND STRUCTURAL ABNORMALITIES These are defects caused by an interplay of environmental factors and gene that is expressed usually as physical defects. The commonest physical defect are the open neural tube defects such as spinal bifida and...
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CHROMOSOMAL ABNORMALITIES Chromosomes are units of genetic information. Each individual have a complete set of chromosomes that is referred to as normal chromosomal complement. Abnormalities however may arise from a deficiency in either the total number of chromosomes...
by Admin | Nov 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Chorionic Villus Sampling What is chorionic villus sampling? Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a prenatal procedure that involves taking a small sample of the placenta tissue (Chorion villi), The sample is tested for abnormalities of the chromosome abnormalities,...
by Admin | Oct 31, 2020 | Quick links
Amniocentesis The main source of amniotic fluid is fetal urine. By analyzing a small sample of amniotic fluid, we can learn many things. For example, amniotic fluid studies can detect conditions such as Down syndrome, trisomy 18, trisomy 13 and other genetic...
